Executive Summary

Eternea is a publicly supported global non-profit research,
educational and outreach organization. Its mission is to advance
research, education and applied programs concerning the physics of
consciousness and the interactive relationship between consciousness and
physical reality (e.g. matter and energy), and to enhance the
understanding of spiritually transformative experiences.

Eternea’s vision is to help elevate human nature and human
civilization to create a sustainable future for earth and all its
inhabitants, facilitating epochal improvement in the human condition.
The principal strategy underlying achievement of this vision involves
the efforts of frontier science (that which challenges leading
paradigms, especially around consciousness) to investigate the empirical
validity and subsequent public acceptance of seven cornerstone
principles concerning the ultimate nature of reality:

That some core aspect of consciousness exists beyond the brain
and its processes;

That this core aspect of consciousness survives bodily death and
exists eternally within and beyond physical form;

That all things in the cosmos are interconnected at the quantum
level, influencing each other non-locally and instantaneously,
implying that all things are one in the grand web of creation;

That the organizing principle of the cosmos and goal of
all evolution is unconditional love;

That there is a profound creative intelligence underlying the
universe from which all things originate and to which all things
return;

That in an interconnected universe there exists an intricate
matrix of cause-effect relationships, implying that what one does to
others one does to oneself and that what we sow we reap; and

That the good of the one and the good of the many are
equivalent, implying that we can be only as strong as our weakest
link.

Eternea reasons that when a sufficient number of people throughout
the world accept these seven principles based on their confidence in the
empirical work of frontier science, consensual understanding of reality
will change dramatically, resulting in profound transformation of human
nature and rapid advancement of human civilization. Values, attitudes
and behaviors will evolve to a higher level. A shift will occur from the
prevailing model of “every one for him or herself” to the more
enlightened model of “all for one and one for all,” leading to a
fundamental change in the nature of social, cultural, political and
economic systems, as well as institutionalized religions.

If such a transformation were to occur, the likely outcome would be a
sustainable civilization, and eventually global eradication of hunger,
poverty, violence, war, environmental degradation, illiteracy,
over-population, animal abuse, crime, exploitation, injustice,
inequality, egocentrism, bigotry, materialism, and so
on. Upon close examination, the very root of humanity’s problems is
flawed thinking and faulty perception about the nature of reality.
Eternea aspires to help replace this flawed and outmoded thinking with
more enlightened thinking and perception about the nature of
reality, consistent with acknowledgment of the transcendental nature of
our spirit, and the evidence produced from frontier science research.
The resulting transformation in consciousness will stimulate the
creation of a more optimal future for earth and all its inhabitants.
Eternea believes that this line of reasoning represents the best
possible solution to most, if not all, of the problems and challenges
facing humanity.